Na wah o! Akwa Ibom no go gree hear word as civil society group, CHRAN, don hammer on top di Taxes Bill wey dem dey call Property Bill. Dem talk say dis bill na anti-people and e get draconian character wey go make life harder for di common man.
Dis bill wey dem carry enter public hearing for Luton Park Hotel on February 4, 2026, fit bring more wahala for di people wey dey suffer already. Franklyn Isong, wey be di Executive Director of CHRAN, don condemn di bill well well, dey shout say e go dey like say dem don use juju catch Akwa Ibom people.
Di man vex as he recount say dem don reject similar bill back in 2016 under Udom Emmanuel, and he dey urge di State House of Assembly to shine their eye and no allow dis one see light of day. He talk say dis bill dey promote poverty instead of support for di grassroots.
Di way dis bill dey try collect tax from poor landlords and force dem to transfer am to tenants na wah! E no matter if na urban or rural area, everywhere go feel di heat. Even di people wey dey live for mud houses no go escape am. Wetin dem wan use di money do sef? Na wah o!
Isong don tag di bill witchcraft bill because e go make private sector for Akwa Ibom waka go sleep. As per di so-called ARISE Agenda wey suppose help di poor, e dey contradict di whole gbaladun wey dem dey sell. We no wan hear say dem go use tax kill small businesses wey dey struggle to survive.
Section 16 and 19 of di bill dey gree collect tax from everywhere, but no relief for di people at all. Di man talk say wetin dem dey call “ENFORCEMENT” fit mean say dem go just come carry person property like say na them own am. Dem sef no sabi wetin dem dey talk.
CHRAN dey call on di Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, make e no gree sign dis bill if e pass. Na di people of Akwa Ibom dey suffer, no be di politicians wey dey chop from di table. E go better if dem no allow dis bill see di light of day, make dem no use poverty punish di citizens them.
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